Foods EHerron Has Tried

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

The dessert that's also a meal.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

This is Siberia's sashimi, a simple delicacy born in one of the world’s coldest climes.

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.

This traditional Georgian feast is characterized by lots of food, lots of wine, and lots of rules. 

The ultimate in nutty brews.

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

Grab life by the Georgian wine horn.

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.

The thrifty Estonian grain mix makes creamy drinks and candy bars.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

The secret to Romania's hangover-busting soup is tripe.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.